A2 Briefs, Aug. 8, 2005

A suspect crashed into a Greeley police car and led officers on a chase through two homes late Saturday night.

Officers Sunday were searching for Lucio Munoz of Evans. They were told he fled at 10:45 p.m. Saturday from a home in the 3100 block of 20th Avenue, where he had been hiding.

Detectives were attempting to stop the suspect in a stolen vehicle in the 2100 block of 30th Street at 7:10 p.m. Saturday when he reached for a handgun and then backed from a parking space, hitting the detective’s vehicle to escape.

The suspect then abandoned the stolen car in the driveway of a home in the 2000 block of 31st Street and ran into the home of a resident in the 3100 block of 20th Avenue Court. The resident fled the home and called police. Police searched the home and found the suspect had fled as well.

Munoz faces possible charges of second degree kidnapping, first degree burglary, assault on a police officer and other charges.

KALISPELL, Mont. — A Littleton man was one of two victims in a one-vehicle crash early Saturday near Lakeside, Mont., authorities said Sunday.

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Coloradan Kyle Carlson, 38, was driving a Cadillac Escalade when it went off Black Tail Road and rolled twice at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, Deputy Flathead County Coroner Jim Browder said.

Carlson and his passenger, 44-year-old Patrick Tucker of Lakeside, were ejected and died at the scene, Browder said.

The crash was not discovered until Saturday afternoon.

GRAND JUNCTION — River-floating enthusiasts impatient with unsuccessful efforts in the legislature to settle a longstanding question of access to Colorado’s waterways are considering a ballot initiative.

Colorado law says the surface of the water on major rivers and streams is open to the public, but the river bottoms can belong to private landowners. People can float down rivers where land on one or both banks is privately owned, but they cannot get out of their boats in those stretches without the landowner’s permission.

“It will be hard to find any piece of legislation that will protect landowners and will allow people to float,” said Tom Kleinschnitz, a member of the Colorado River Outfitters Association. “My bet is that this thing is headed for a ballot initiative.”

Opponents said they would rather continue efforts in the legislature rather than throw the question to the state’s residents.

“With a ballot initiative, one side will win, and one side will lose,” said Gunnison water attorney Richard Bratton. “If you go through the legislature, then you can have ranchers, resorts, rafting companies and everyone come together to work this thing out.”

None of the tickets sold across the country matched all six numbers to win the weekend Powerball jackpot worth $82.4 million, the Multi-State Lottery Association said. Saturday’s winning numbers were 1, 9, 19, 36 and 53; Powerball: 33; Power Play multiplier: 3.